Senior Process Technician, Packaging

Our College Park packaging cleanroom builds the quantum processing units (QPUs) at the heart of our systems, plus a steady stream of quick-turn packaging hardware for teams across IonQ. We are looking for a hands-on technician to become one of the small group of people trusted to build this hardware end to end. Over your first six months we will train and qualify you on our full packaging workflow — roughly 7–8 critical processes spanning precision cleaning, epoxy and assembly work, die bonding, wire bonding, reflow, plasma cleaning, inspection, and test. Once qualified, you will run these processes on real products: small, delicate, high-value components where a single dropped part can be the difference between delivering hardware and starting over.

Responsibilities

Execute released procedures to clean, assemble, bond, inspect, and test packaged ion traps and related quick-turn hardware; Personally operate complex packaging equipment; Handle small, fragile, expensive components under a microscope with steady hands and deliberate care; Perform incoming inspection, record results, and complete travelers, work orders, and discrepancy reports accurately; Collect process and test data and provide first-pass interpretation, flagging trends and anomalies to the engineering team; Stop and escalate when reality deviates from the procedure; Draft recipe or program adjustments within engineer-defined limits; Support daily cleanroom operations: 5S, cleaning hardware and workspaces, restocking consumables, preparing parts for work orders.

Requirements

Roughly 2+ years of hands-on experience in a high-tech manufacturing, lab, or precision-assembly environment — semiconductor, photonics, RF, medical device, aerospace, or adjacent fields; Demonstrated fine motor skill with small components; Professional microscope work, microelectronics rework, or comparable precision handcraft; Ability to read and precisely follow blueprints, specifications, and operating procedures; Judgment to stop when the procedure and reality disagree; Comfort spending roughly 80% of your day in the cleanroom, fully gowned, doing physical and sometimes repetitious work; Reliability; Clear written and verbal communication; Basic proficiency with Google Workspace or MS Office; Extended cleanroom gowning; Standing and microscope work for long periods; Lifting up to 50 lbs; Regular handling of solvents and epoxies with appropriate PPE; U.S. Person status (U.S. citizen, U.S. national, U.S. permanent resident, or lawfully admitted as refugee or asylee) for export control and government contract restrictions.

Nice to have

Experience personally operating and troubleshooting automated equipment such as wire bonders, die-attach/pick-and-place machines, reflow ovens, epoxy dispense systems, or metrology tools; Experience in an ISO Class 6 (or cleaner) gowned cleanroom; A 2-year technical degree or higher; Experience with ERP, PLM, or MES systems (we use NetSuite, Duro, and Jira); Experience with cryogenic or ultra-high-vacuum hardware.

Benefits

bonus; equity; comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans; matching 401(k); unlimited PTO and paid holidays; parental/adoption leave; legal insurance; home technology stipend